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| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase launches Base, a Layer 2 network built on Optimism's OP Stack, offering access to Ethereum, Solana, and others, and has no plans for new network tokens — Base is built on Optimism and Coinbase has no plans to issue a new network token. — Join the most important conversation …
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Coinbase, Base, The Block, TechCrunch, The Optimism Collective, Cointelegraph, Bitcoin News, The Daily Hodl, NewsBTC, CryptoGlobe, Cryptopolitan, crypto.news, jplashkes.eth, SiliconANGLE, Fortune, Crypto Briefing, CryptoSlate, CoinJournal, and CoinGape
Tweets: @coinbase, @brian_armstrong, @buildonbase, @0xfoobar, @buildonbase, @whalecointalk, @buildonbase, @sassal0x, @tier10k, @adamscochran, @tier10k, @adamscochran, @layer3xyz, @nadertheory, @coinbase, @brian_armstrong, @paralleltcg, @venturecoinist, @tier10k, @loopifyyy, @aeyakovenko, @macro_diary, @konstantin11, @sxtvik, @alex, @jconorgrogan, and @0xfoobar
| Bloomberg: |
Source: the DOJ is preparing to file an antitrust suit to block Adobe's Figma acquisition as soon as next month; Adobe says it expects to close the deal in 2023 — The Justice Department is preparing an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Adobe Inc.'s $20 billion acquisition of startup Figma Inc., people familiar with the matter said.
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The Information, Reuters, and CNBC
Tweets: @sarthakgh, @buccocapital, @matthewstoller, @ow, @business, @business, @pythiar, and @luke_metro
| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Jamf finds Mac cryptomining malware in pirated copies of Final Cut Pro and warns the power of Apple Silicon Macs is making them popular cryptojacking targets — Update: Apple has now commented on the findings - see the end of the piece. — Cybersecurity company Jamf Threat Labs …
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Jamf Blog, AppleInsider, PCMag, SecurityWeek, Dark Reading, The Hacker News, Macworld, BleepingComputer, BGR, iThinkDifferent, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @mattbenyo, @jamfsoftware, and @jbradley89
| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
A reporter says he used an AI-generated replica of a voice to get past the voice verification system of UK's Lloyds bank and accessed an account's information — Banks in the U.S. and Europe tout voice ID as a secure way to log into your account. I proved it's possible to trick such systems with free or cheap AI-generated voices.
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The Verge. Tweets: @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @sophiasgaler, @heminator, @evan_greer, @fchollet, @jason_koebler, @toddzwillich, @johnnyryan, @oneunderscore__, @jsrailton, @vice, @chrismessina, @jcrutchmer, and @racheltobac
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says Sydney is an old codename for a chatbot some Bing users in India began testing in late 2020; sources: Sydney had less personality until late 2022 — Microsoft's Bing AI chatbot history dates back at least six years, with Sydney first appearing in 2021.
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New York Times, MobileSyrup, Appuals.com, and Windows Central
Tweets: @parkerortolani, @harrymccracken, @emilymbender, @pkedrosky, @charlieangusndp, @edzitron, @stevesi, @rustybrick, @mpigliucci, and @tomwarren
| New York Times: |
In its superseding indictment, the US charges that SBF and two unnamed FTX executives made 300+ “unlawful” political donations, including using customers' funds — Prosecutors accused FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and two unnamed people of making unlawful campaign donations using customers' money.
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CNBC, Reuters, New York Post, NBC News, CoinGape, Puck, Forbes, Ethereum World News, CryptoPotato, The Register, PYMNTS.com, The Hill, Bitcoinist.com, Bloomberg, NewsBTC, CryptoSlate, The Verge, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @silvermanjacob, @spreekaway, @watcherguru, @chuckrossdc, @bystevereilly, @silvermanjacob, @followtheh, @schwartzbcnbc, @grdecter, @kenvogel, @teddyschleifer, @chuckrossdc, @aseitzwald, @silvermanjacob, @kenvogel, @bystevereilly, @awprokop, @eleanorterrett, @teddyschleifer, @eamonjavers, @teddyschleifer, @whstancil, @whstancil, @whstancil, @teddyschleifer, @metalawman, @kenvogel, @mattzeitlin, @silvermanjacob, @sf_mills, @silvermanjacob, @spreekaway, and @whstancil
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Google expands Magic Eraser, which lets users remove parts of a picture, from Pixel devices to Google One subscribers using Google Photos on Android or iOS — Google has announced that the Magic Eraser feature, which tried to automatically remove unwanted parts of a picture and debuted with the Pixel 6 …
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The Keyword, 9to5Google, NextPit, TechRadar, Engadget, PCMag, iThinkDifferent, MakeUseOf, Wccftech, Cult of Mac, Android Authority, PetaPixel, ZDNet, Digital Trends, Android Police, Gizmodo, XDA Developers, BigTechWire, TechCrunch, Android Central, BGR, Thurrott, iPhone in Canada Blog, Pocket-lint, SlashGear, Neowin, iClarified, iPhone Hacks, and Droid Life
Tweets: @googlephotos, @richontech, and @richontech
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
Block reports Q4 revenue up 15% YoY to $4.65B, vs. $4.61B est., Square gross profit up 22% YoY to $801M, and Cash App gross profit up 64% YoY to $848M — - Block stock rose slightly in extended trading after the payments company reported fourth-quarter revenue and gross profit that beat Wall Street's expectations.
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Block, PYMNTS.com, CoinDesk, The Information, Cointelegraph, The Block, Fortune, Investor's Business Daily, and SiliconANGLE
| Nicole Carpenter / Polygon: |
Valve recently patched a Dota 2 exploit used by a third-party cheating client, created a honeypot to catch cheaters, and permanently banned over 40,000 accounts — The update added a ‘honeypot’ to catch cheaters — Valve issued an update to Dota 2 recently that patched an exploit used …
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Dota 2, Ars Technica, The Verge, BleepingComputer, HotHardware, KnowTechie, TechSpot, and gHacks Technology News. Tweets: @dota2updates
| Luca Bertuzzi / Euractiv: |
The European Commission bans TikTok on corporate devices and personal devices using the Commission's corporate apps, asks staff to uninstall TikTok by March 15 — The EU executive's IT service has asked all Commission employees to uninstall TikTok from their corporate devices …
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BBC, Wall Street Journal, Politico, Security Affairs, New York Times, Agence France-Presse, European Commission, Wired, Bloomberg, The Hill, Financial Times, Social Media Today, FiveThirtyEight, Bloomberg, Associated Press, International Business Times, Washington Examiner, Australian Financial Review, Tubefilter, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, Digital Music News, Tech Xplore, Thurrott, CNBC, and BGR
| Brian Fung / CNN: |
Filing: DOJ seeks court sanctions against Google in its antitrust suit, citing Google's policy of deleting certain employee chats automatically after 24 hours — " data-check-event-based-preview= "" data-network-id="" data-details=""> — Google should face court sanctions over …
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Bloomberg, CNBC, and Reuters
Tweets: @b_fung, @wendyndavis, @eddielabongchek, @timsweeneyepic, and @emptywheel
| Josh Sisco / Politico: |
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Bloomberg Law, Washington Post, Insider, CNBC, Fast Company, Techdirt, New York Post, Fortune, and TechRepublic. Tweets: @jeffnolan
| Rosie Perper / CoinDesk: |
Spotify tests “token-enabled playlists” that let some NFT holders connect their wallets and listen to curated music, starting on Android in five countries — Music streaming Spotify is testing a new service called “token-enabled playlists,” which allows holders of non-fungible tokens …
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TechCrunch, CryptoPotato, Metaverse Post, and CryptoSlate
Tweets: @overlord_xyz, @therealkingship, @spotify, @apoorvlathey, @bigblackjacobin, @celinethethird, @elite_gz, and @davidclowery
| Bloomberg: |
The US says the focus of its $39B chip making fund, a part of the $52B CHIPS Act, is on strengthening national security, not subsidizing struggling companies — As President Joe Biden's administration prepares to accept requests for $39 billion in funding to jumpstart US production of microchips …
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Appuals.com, Associated Press, Reuters, and Nextgov
| New York Times: |
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New York Times, CNBC, Tom's Hardware, and Wall Street Journal
Tweets: @anaswanson, @oablanchard, @martijnrasser, @richard_florida, @donal888, and @tedfertik
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube rolls out multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide; creators saw 15%+ of their watch time from the video's non-primary language in January — After initial testing over the last few months, YouTube is rolling out access to multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide … | Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone: |
Twitter under Elon Musk has yet to publish transparency reports detailing government content removal demands; the company published its last report in July 2022 — “That shit went out the window right after Elon came in,” one former staffer says of Twitter's previously routine transparency reports
Tweets: @noahshachtman, @aaschapiro, @tbquirk, @ngrossman81, and @ronchusid
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta reforms its penalty system using Oversight Board recommendations to focus more on explaining its content removals and less on giving users posting timeouts — “Facebook jail,” the name the social network's users have bestowed on the company's system for determining policy violations, is getting an overhaul.
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Meta, Oversight Board, Insider, and Engadget
Tweets: @mattnavarra, @katersully, and @techledes
| Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block: |
Binance closed some derivative trading accounts in Australia after an investigation found the customers didn't meet the criteria for wholesale investors — Binance closed the derivative trading accounts of some wholesale investors in Australia after an investigation found that they didn't meet the criteria for such investors.
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CoinGape. Tweets: @skyquake_1, @binance, @cz_binance, @wublockchain, @worstcontrarian, @darkcryptolord, @binance, @tree_of_alpha, @timccopeland, @basedkarbon, @tier10k, @mayazi, @tier10k, @0xfoobar, @coinmamba, @satoshiflipper, @gainzy222, @adamscochran, @adamscochran, @skyquake_1, and @fuckyourputs
| Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal: |
Netflix cut its prices on certain subscription tiers across 36+ countries, but not the US; the cuts in some cases halved the cost — Move comes as streaming company says members ‘have never had more choices when it comes to entertainment’ — Netflix Inc. NFLX -0.78%decrease …
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TechCrunch, Ampere Analysis Home, Bloomberg, 9to5Mac, XDA Developers, Reuters, The Verge, Thurrott, Engadget, WeRSM, Neowin, BGR, Android Authority, Investor's Business Daily, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @karlbode and @richontech
| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Samsung announces a standardized 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) modem that enables two-way communication between smartphones and satellites — There was speculation that Samsung could use smartphone-to-satellite technology in its Galaxy S23 much like Apple has for the iPhone 14, but that didn't happen in the end.
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Samsung Newsroom, TechCrunch, Android Police, MobileSyrup, CNET, PCMag, XDA Developers, BGR, and Phandroid. Tweets: @mytechmusings
| Ankush Khardori / New York Magazine: |
An interview with SEC chair Gary Gensler on meeting Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX executives in March 2022 and October 2021, how tokens are securities, and more — As recently as a year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried seemed to be an unstoppable force in official Washington.
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American Prospect and The Information
Tweets: @ddayen, @cryptolawus, @grady_booch, @theprospect, @johnedeaton1, @eleanorterrett, @coop_daniels, @fxmacro, and @ddayen
| Jack Schickler / CoinDesk: |
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The Block, Gizmodo, The Verge, Reuters, PYMNTS.com, Financial Times, and CoinGeek
Tweets: @mayazi, @voyagerucc, @wublockchain, @scottmelker, @scottmelker, @bitboy_crypto, @coindiva_sniper, and @vgx_heroes
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